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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1929

Page

4

Bible Thought for Today Adday May 25

Bible Thought for Today reflects a devotional line for May 25. The brief entry offers a reflective message anchored in scripture, aiming to guide daily contemplation and spiritual grounding.

Valley of Silence and The Quiet Numbers of 1929

A poem by Father Ryan contemplates the Valley of Silence and seeks peaceful meaning beyond noise. The later section shifts to a business column analyzing Iowa's first quarter 1929 metrics, noting increases in building, retail, life insurance, power, and automobile data while gasoline sales and unemployment show declines.

Businss Lowa

Jimmie Sistare Recalled In Personal Health Narrative

The writer explains this health experience belongs to another man, not himself, and intends to reveal why he is telling the story. He recalls meeting Jimmie Sistare and promises further context to unfold in the narrative.

Astrong Mans VeePrenl Jimmie Sistare

Daily Lessons In English Misuses And Pronunciation Notes

A compact note on common English misuse and mispronunciation. It lists how to pronounce fortuitous and related syllables, warns about frequent misspellings and word choices, and urges careful usage of vocabulary. Includes guidance on illness synonyms and keeping expression impassive like fate.

Mr. Brown

Memoir of Jimmie Godfrey and the Sugar Ham Arm

A fragmented reminiscence of Jimmie Godfrey a Connecticut strongman known for immense strength and fierce temper, later reforming after a preacher’s influence. The piece blends anecdotes of his village life a shared hotel role and the violent death that followed his conversion, ending with reflections on the impact of a smile and the dose of moral tales about lost vitality.

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By The Way Notice of Street Scene

A brief, quirky notice notes a recurring street moment as a car equipped with a fishing pot passes by and Jongin eyes greet the scene with curiosity and cadence.

Corinne Griffith Promotes James Ford in The Divine Lady

James Ford, once one of two thousand extras in a major battle scene for The Divine Lady, earns a small part after a test impressed Corinne Griffith. Impressed by his later work, Al Rockett signs him to a term contract, and Ford returns with Griffith in Prisoners, slated to open at the Fox Theatre.

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In Old Arizona Popular Picture at Graham Monday

Lonetta Parsons of the Los Angeles Examiner praises Warner Baxter in In Old Arizona as the first outdoor talkie with rich desert scenery and strong performances by Edmund Lowe Dorothy Burkess Raoul Walsh and Steving Cummings. The reviewer urges audiences to see the film, calling it well worth time and money.

Arizona C. Henry Warner Axter

Wesleyan Horn Society to Meet at Church on Monday

The Wesleyan Horn society of the M K church will meet Monday at 7 20 PM in the church led by Mrs La M Eicher on S513. A Valley sale is planned in the south room of Cunninghall's Saturday June 1 with an all day meeting in Washington county P at the Women's room in the Y M C A. Please bring fish silver sandwiches and fish to pass for the potluck.

Wesleyan Horn Society M. K la. M. Eicher Will Valley Cunninghall Ington County He Y Snowball Social Club Walter Kyle Wedness

Abe Martin Thor and the dutiful husband image

A quirky regional note on Abe Martin Thor, described as a good husband who tows the line. The piece lightly satirizes a crime wave held back by lack of speakers or banquets, framing social norms and behavior in a humorous local voice.

Thor

Knowing God and the New Covenant in Isaiah and John

A compact lesson outline contrasts God’s law in the heart with the new covenant. It traces prophecy of return to Zion, the remnant from scattered lands, and salvation themes from Isaiah 62 and 64, then links to John 1 17 on incarnational new creation. Emphasizes inward transformation, ransomed deliverance, and the Spirit’s work, concluding with a call to patient growth and divine initiative.

Rachel Urihes Ephraim Temnel Aris Israel Jesus Christ God

Disjointed religious remark appears amid crowded street scene

A fragmentary line notes a scattered religious remark from a man near a window, speculating on its sincerity and the parallel to a preacher named Spurgeon, hinting at a bustling urban setting and rapid, uneasy discourse.

Brighton Schools Close This Week

Brighton, May 24. Tuesday evening at the club house the Senior class will present a program featuring a dramatic scene and a song. The annual commencement exercises follow Thursday at three oclock at the Methodist church with a program including Kipling and Moonlit Meadows. Sixty classmates, eleven girls and eight boys, participate, with diplomas presented by Supt Christiansen.

Brighton Ona Clas Edith Whitman Lois McClintie Evalyn Wilmother Grace Gordon Arthur Whitman Difford Leeper George Whitman Harold Tucker Ara Pembroke Andrey Johnson Alice Bu Viola Crist Jack ‘Terror Paulswaltz Gr Pembroke Royal Ten Cooke Neva Stacy Wild Rose Girls’ Glee Club Audrey Johnson Hein Irwin Lois McC Massa Dear Jeton Dorothy Godwin Will Grace Stout Windylows Windysey Club Eats Christiansen H. W Helmick Eduation

Crawford Families Gather For Weekend Visits In Olds Area

Marie G. Johnson Crawford Corresne Crawford Mrs Jake Schlatter visits with Effie Witmer this week. Joe Schlatter and children Max Wayne Betty Jean visited the Johnson home. John Alliman Elmer Wyse and children Aaron Wyse visited the Glempf home. Effie Witmer and children with Mrs Lena Roth. W Larson daughter Delia Ella Mayle spent Monday at Hilbert Larson home. Alvin H. Roth of Noble on Suneson farm near Olds. Morgan J A sold St Monday. Ludwg John Mae Pleasant Friday. George Shaner called at Mt Pleasant Saturday. Crawford school closed Friday with a premie dinner attended by parents. Mrs Leona Carper closed her third term. M M Kempf left Tuesday for OFio on business trip. Ludwig Johnson Rough Mare Velma Pfui Wittmer and children and Mrs

Crawford Jake Schlater Effe Witmer Joe Schlatter Max Wayne Betty Jean Man Johnson John Alliman Elmer Wyse Aaron Wyse Glempf Effie Witmer Jake Schlatter Sunay Lena Roth W. Larson Dtelia Ella Mayle Hilbert Larson Glen Kempts Marvin John Harley Keiser Lois Manson Iowa Milo Kempt Alvin H. Roth Noble Suneson Olds A. Morgan J. A Ludwg John Mae W Pleasant George Shaner Mt. Pleasant Rawford School Leona Carper M. M. Kempf Ofio Ludwig Johnson Rough Mare Velma Pfuie Wittmer

Five Best Features on the Radio Sunday

The 1929 radio feature roundup lists WJZ with the Roxy Symphony Orchestra led by Joseph Littau at noon CST and WEAF with a Washington cathedral mass followed by Theatre of the Air on WABC at 1:15 PM CST led by McNamee. Other networks include WEAP and WOR with assorted performances and a Snowball Social club event at the end of a manor week.

United Press WJZ CST Roxy Symphony Orchestra Joseph Littau WEAF Mass Othe Washington Cathedral Wabc WEAP McNamee CST Light Opera Company Wizard of the Nile Alcork Talkies Bobby Folsom Cesare Sodero

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